Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Maybe these luxuries can only compensate...



ABC - How to Be A Millionaire
oh man... I can't stop singing ABC[s] - How to Be A Millionaire today! SUCH an AMAZING SONG! [and well, ABC is just amazing in general] "SO TELL ME" TELL ME!! [god those back-up singers] ahhh LOVE[s] THEM!!! ... anyway, AMAZING CLASS, crazy work day at the main offices... just a bit on OVER-LOAD [but managing] ... anything is better than last week! lol .. I will have more report tomorrow, and more NYFF news, and funfun stuff indeed! MISS YOU!! [+] LOVE YOU ALL! xo xo :el fano:

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

and speaking of GOSSIP ...



Marc Jacobs Rumored to Appear in the Gay Version of Real Housewives

Thank you NY Mag[s] THE CUT for the {gossip} and the pic!


Almost two years ago, Marc Jacobs told us he wanted his own reality show. Something about "all aspects of my life. All the drama, the intrigue, the sex, the romance, the work. I’m a shameless human being.” Today, the Daily News reports Jacobs is rumored to have signed on to participate in a reality show that gay network Logo reportedly has in the works and is like a gay version of The Real Housewives, created by the team who makes Real Housewives. Gawker recently reported that the show is called Kept. An open casting call will take place in New York in a few weeks, according to the News, to find other "high-powered (openly gay) playboys" to star. Jacobs had told us he worried about a TV crew making his office "crazy," and certainly doesn't need extra publicity. The fashion press fawns over him plenty as it is. But still, if this happens — and it is a mighty big if — Bravo might not be the best television network ever in the world anymore.

=) hmmmmm this could be AMAZING or a [dish-ash-tray] WE SHALL SEE!! xo xo :el fano:

"OMFG" gossip girl




[i know these are old posters from last season] but.. I just [always] LOVED them [INSANELY] MUCH!!!! [like I need these posters for my office] HA! [lol] ... anyway.. gossip girl this season has been [SIN]sational!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [+] then some! {lol} I love that that [S] and [B] are college girls now, and the scandals and escapes thus far, are just BREWING with possibilities!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! It's my MONDAY NIGHT INTOXICATION!!!!!.
Anyway.. [sorry] for the short post[s] these last couple of days... [busy busy WORK boy again this week] ... but I've been having an AMAZING time at the NYFF!! Tonight i see THE ART OF THE STEAL which I am [crazy] excited about!!! {ps: on Saturday I totally saw sweet grass and I [LOVED] it!! =) [ i didn't think that I would ] soooo did =) Anyway.. its been wonderful and lovely and you ALL KNOW how [CRAZY] EXCITED I am about Antichrist ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! that one [well] I will have a FULL REPORT of its [wild-ride-ness] cuz I am sure I will be on ONE! [HA] anyway.. thank you again [everyone] for all of the lovely birthday wishes and emails!! you are all so very very kind!! GIANT HUGS and SO MUCH LOVE [and EXTRA SMILES!!!!] xo xo :el fano:

Monday, September 28, 2009

the weekend was [SIN]sational[ly] AMAZING!


Work has gotten the better part of me today :[ .. but it hasn't knocked me out and down [like last week] just a CONSTANT flow of work-work-work ... {+} I'm getting it done! ... The birthday weekend was MAGICAL to say the least! The NYFF, my favourite DJ, {lots of} dancing, {lots} of BLOODY MARY[s], my FRIENDS!, my BFF, the presents, and food, and of course the FUNFUN! It was just a wonderful birthday weekend INDEED!!!!! =] Thank you to everyone, for making it so special, and so memorable! =) much love to all!! giant hugs and so much love xo xo :el fano:

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Happy birthday :el fano:

Happy birthday 2 me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Ha ha]
=)
I can't wait 2 seeee allllll my bff(s)!!! =) [even this nasty rain won't stop us from funfun 2day!] I got my club[+]dance on last night - now I get my {bloody-mary} drink on!! [then my delicious food on!] Ha!
=)
A happy [{{{{{{SMILE(y)}}}}}}] day to ALL on this [momentus September 27th] extravaganza!!!!!!! (Ha) lol xo xo :el fano:

Saturday, September 26, 2009

:el fano; rushing @ lincoln center! =)

I'm in a Burb scarf [2]day!!! (lol) dashing to the NYFF! [All bundeled up!] Lol =) its pumpkin-spice lateeeeee time! Xo xo giant hugs [+] MASSIVE smiles!! ps: its my birthday tomorrow!! Ahhhhhhh [+] I can't wait to see [+] spend it with my BFF[s]!! Yay! Good times await!! Giant hugs [+] much love! Xo xo :el fano:

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Friday, September 25, 2009

the Karl Lagerfeld doll


the Karl Lagerfeld doll

Karl Lagerfeld may be larger than life, but he says he's flattered to be a Tokidoki. The Italian maker of Japanese-inspired collectible figurines has immortalized the designer in vinyl - 10 inches tall.

Mini Karl comes decked out in a skinny black suit, rhinestone-studded tie and belt, and don't-mess-with-me sunglasses - all from his K Karl Lagerfeld Collection. Tokidoki, created in 2005 by artist Simone Legno, will create only 1,000 figurines. Priced at 129 euros, or about $190 at current exchange, they will be distributed at Tokidoki flagships in New York, Milan and Los Angeles and select specialty stores for holiday retailing, with Colette getting the exclusive launch next month. Mini Karl will also appear on T-shirts in next spring's K collection.


OM[f]G!!! I THINK I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NEED TO HAVE THIS DOLL!!! ahhhhh!!! xo xo :el fano:

THANK YOU WWD for this article and photo!

Les herbes folles



“The ultimate Resnais film.”
–The Auteurs

Lifetime achievement award for his work and exceptional contribution to the history of cinema, Cannes 2009.

OPENING NIGHT

Wild Grass / Les herbes folles
Alain Resnais, 2009, France, 104m

As avant-garde as ever 50 years after making his debut with the landmark Hiroshima Mon Amour, director Alain Resnais delivers a career-crowning masterpiece with this delightful roundelay, based on Christian Gailly’s novel The Incident, about the fate-altering ripples triggered by a seemingly ordinary purse snatching. The purse belongs to Marguerite (Resnais regular Sabine Azéma), a dentist who moonlights as an aviatrix. Its contents are retrieved by Georges (André Dussollier), a married man who soon finds himself infatuated with the purse’s owner, even though he hasn’t actually met her yet. Add in a couple of keystone cops (hilariously played by Mathieu Amalric and Michel Vuillermoz), some dizzying aerial acrobatics, and the glorious widescreen camerawork of cinematographer Eric Gautier and you have the recipe for a uniquely playful meditation on coincidence and desire that suggests Resnais, at age 87, is truly in his prime. A Sony Pictures Classics release.


ahhhhh with less that [3] hours to go.. the NYFF opening night gala AWAITS ME!!!!! [+] BOY DO I NEED IT!!!!!!!! OM[f]G This week at work has kicked my a$$ [+] back again!! [oooof] But I come out VICTORIOUS!!!!!!!!! =] {like I always do} i honestly thought that this time I wasn't going to make it! [but with a little help from my friends] I PULLED THROUGH!! so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.. FOR MAKING ME SMILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when i didn't feel like smiling at all! [hopefully tonight will be a STAR STUDDED affair!] and I think tonight, some FRENCH CINEMA is just what the doctor ordered!! I CAN'T WAIT!! thank you again [everyone] for your love and support and well.. just thank you! =] GIANT HUGS and SO MUCH LOVE xo xo :el fano:

Thursday, September 24, 2009

glee



glee
for the record.. I just needed and wanted to say that "I LOVE GLEE!" =] It makes me all kind[s] of crazy happy/dance[y]/sing[y] on the inside and out! =] .. so yeah, I just needed [+] wanted to say that! I MISS YOU ALL!! [sorry] its just been a really bad/tough/rough/insane/crazy work week. I had no idea it was going to be such a rough one, but tomorrow will get here sooner than I think... [+] I HAVE THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT to look forward too.. and its is the AMAZING and INCREDIBLE BUTTER[s] BIRTHDAY tomorrow!! =] so, tomorrow is A BETTER DAY indeed!! much love to you all, and giant hugs to [u] {+} [u] {+} ESPECIALLY [u]!!! =] {wink wink} lol xo xo :el fano:

Don't Stop Movin'

Read

Don't Stop Movin' Lyrics

here.


Oh yeah
Oh yeah...
You've got to
Oh yeah
Oh yeah...
You've got to get it right

You can do anything that you want to do
With your mind body and soul
Do it, prove it to yourself and say
I want (I want)
I will (I will)
I can do anything
It's a difficult world and you have got to prove
That you're ready and you can do it
Nothing in this world would stop you
I know I can I will fulfill my dreams

Don't stop movin'
Keep it up
Keep on movin' get it right
Yeah you've got to get it right
Oh yeah oh
Don't stop movin'
It's your life
Keep on movin' get it right
Yeah you've got to get it right

You can do anything that you want to do
With your mind body and soul
Do it, prove it to yourself and say
I want (I want)
I will (I will)
I can do anything
It's a difficult world and you have got to prove
That you're ready and you can do it
Nothing in this world would stop you
I know I can I will fulfill my dreams

Don't stop movin'
Keep it up
Keep on movin' get it right
Yeah you've got to get it right
Oh yeah oh
Don't stop movin'
It's your life
Keep on movin' get it right
Yeah you've got to get it right

You can be mystical and magical
Physically phenomenal
Good to go
Not to slow
Feel the heat and let it flow

You can be mystical and magical
Physically phenomenal
Good to go
Not to shttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giflow
Feel the heat and let it flow

Don't stop movin'
Keep it up
Keep on movin' get it right
Yeah you've got to get it right
Oh yeah oh
Don't stop movin'
I it's your life
Keep on movin' get it right
Yeah you've got to get it right

You've got to get it right.


OH MAN! [its] YET [again] another INSANITY of a DAY [with tons of CRAZY thrown in to the mix!] so.. I all leave you groove[in] to the dance-tast-tixx BEATS of Livin' Joy [s] - Don't Stop Movin'!!!!!!!!!! awhhhh yeah! MISS [u] and LOVE [u]!!! xo xo :el fano:

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Together In Electric Dreams


OMG! [its yet] ANOTHER insane{ly} busy/crazy/out[RAGE]e-ous DAY!!!!!!! {sigh} ... so, just remember.. [WE] WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER in ELECTRIC DREAMS!! xo xo :el fano:

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

its all about "The Machineries of Joy" today


its been [of course] INSANITY on every level imagine[able] today.. :[ ugh! but... with a little help from my friends, I am getting through it.. [oh] it continues.. but now with a smile on my face! =] SO.. ENJOY "Nitzer EBB and Die Krupps -The Machineries of Joy" cuz you know I AM!! xo xo :el fano:

Monday, September 21, 2009

because i need just a little laughter right now...

French and Saunders do Winehouse and Spears



FRENCH and SAUNDERS are one of my [most] FAVOURITE comedy-duo-teams EVER! =] .. and well, Dawn French [doing] Amy Winehouse [well] its just INCREDIBLE! =] ... {there are WAY TO MANY AMAZING one[s] to POST} this one just comes to mind because I was thinking about Brit-Brit! [lol]

and most recently Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French did a parody for Comic Relief for "MAMMA MIA" that is/well just HIGH-LAR-RI-OUS!! =] Comic Relief 2009 French And Saunders Mama Mia Part1, and mamma mia spoof for comic relief part 2, and French and Saunders - Mamma Mia Special 2 - Red Nose Day and you can find the rest.. anyway.. ENJOY! xo xo :el fano:

ps: lady in red...



is dancing with me...
[come on you all want to sing it with me] HA!

so.. i just have to say.. BLAKE LIVELY in RED- VERSACE [to die-4] honestly! paired with her Christian Louboutin heels and her single long braid.. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I was breath-taken! =] [+] I am sure that Donnatella was [pleased] LOL.. but 4-serious.. plunging neckline.. [sexy back] AHHHHHH! love love love love LOVE ME SOME BLAKE!!!! xo xo :el fano:

currently listening to...


david sylvian - ManaFon

it is helping me get through this day.. [my sat/sun/mon] have all blurred together as one, and clients are being [well at this point in the game] NOT COOL! ;[ .. bleck, [typical monday I guess] anway.. Mr. Sylvian is helping me get by! =] xo xo :el fano:

Sunday, September 20, 2009

[2] all my [icelandic] friends.. GUSgus [go!] =]


gusgus

meet the band! get the CD! =] go 4 it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =] 24/7 is AMAZING! [if your totally feeling [dub-tastis-tixx] then GET IT!! .. think POLY-DISTORTION[s] "GUN" =] 4-serious! IT's [SIN]sational!!!!!!!!!!!!! xo xo :el fano:

sometimes I 4-get how much I love Information Society



OMG! i am having a [pure-energy] moment! must be time for STARBUCKS! [ha] ... god...i miss [+] love {old} information society sooooooooo much! =] that first record.. just brilliant! {i am not sure about the NEW[new]NEW stuff... I might just have to go check it out! =] xo xo :el fano:

Frankmusik - It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys Cover)



ahhhhh brilliant! =] LOVE[s] it!! xo xo :el fano:

4-serious {{{i love}}} fall


i sooooooooooooooooo wish I was [pumpkin picking] or [apple picking] or [hay-ride{ing}] on this glorious FALL DAY! ... but I am trapped in front of my computer [working away] I did get up [crazy] early and did a MASSIVE walk from down-down town. {decided on the M train} and did my walk from the Bowery. I just had to enjoy that crisp clean air [+] cloudless sky today!! {so that was nice} [i would rather be spending the day with the BFF {she is of a sikieee} [+] i hope she is feeling [+] doing better!} so.. yeah, back to work.. [btw.. my freelancers are kick[ing] a$$ this weekend w/me!] a good pairing INDEED! happy sunday to all! xo xo :el fano:

Saturday, September 19, 2009

NYFF screening of "Antichrist" by Lars von Trier



A few of you had emailed me about the NYFF screening of the ANTICHRIST by Lars von Trier [as far as I know all the tickets for both screening have been sold out :[ and are no longer available, but your best bet is to call the box-office at 212.875.5050]


Antichrist
Lars von Trier, 2009, Denmark, 109m

The great Dane is back with his most outrageous provocation yet. Or is Antichrist a genuine howl of despair, a cathartic masterwork made by a director recovering from crippling depression, as von Trier has claimed? Regardless of intention, von Trier’s latest film transports you inside the traumatized psyche of Charlotte Gainsbourg, in the year’s most courageous performance, sustaining rage, guilt, and self-hatred without once slipping into bathos. As a mother wracked with grief over the death of her only child, Gainsbourg is treated by her patronizing psychotherapist husband, played by Willem Dafoe, who suggests their cabin in the woods is the ideal spot for her recovery. Beautifully shot by Anthony Dod Mantle, Antichrist is an unforgettable domestic horror movie, a ghost story, a cry of anguish. Not for the squeamish, but not to be missed. An IFC Films release.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh [i can't wait!] heee xo xo :el fano:

coffeeee break!



ok.. it[s] coffeeeeee time. Now, you all know me as a D&D boy! [through {+} thru] [lol] ... however, ever since I was in Florida a few week ago [my mom] ... well, her new vice is STARBUCKS COFFEE! ... [+] so, i accompanied her [many a time] on her journey [+] quest for Starbucks! [when it wasn't in the home] out we go to get some.. so, I've been SLOWLY switching my routine [+] the basic VENTI ice-coffee is actually cheaper than the D&D! [?] I KNOW! [insanity!] plus the extra kick I'd get for 49 cents at D&D [well] the basic brew at Starbuck seems to be of that caliber! [lol] omg! this post is redic!!!!!!!! [lol] anyway, I've now become slightly obsessed myself with getting Starbuck[s] {not as much as my MOM} but it gets me through the work day [with a bit of a expresso style kick] LOL ... oh [+] yeah.. a much clear[er] shot of my RUGBY hoodie/zip-up/cashmere/sweater! soo love[ing] how compy/coze/zee it is! YAY! ok ok ... enough coffee/sweater talk.. NOW ITS back to wurk! xo xo :el fano:

A.M. {twit}PIC =]



So I am rocking the "hoodie/zip-up/sweater" that I won from [Blake Lively/Serena van der Woodsen] @ RUGBY[s] Fashion Night Out! {lol} ... It was perfect for such a FALL like day today! [i will take some [clear{er}] pics on my next coffee break!] HA!.. its going to be an ALL WORK WEEKEND :=[ [boo] but I have A LOT to catch up on... [since fashion-week consumed so much of me] {lol} [but in a good way] .. but yeah, I'm here, and working with [NEW] freelancers {that seem OK} but I was in a pinch/bind and just needed help in any [+] everyway possible.. [but so far so good] both ladies don't mind be BLASTING [ENERGY 98]!!! it just helps the design process go faster when you've got a dance beat going!! [lol] anyway.. MORE LATER!! giant hugs to all! xo xo :el fano:


ts an [all] kind-a RUGBY [fall] day! =) :el fano: in motion! on Twitpic">Its an [all] kind-a RUGBY [fall] day! =) :el fano: in motion! on Twitpic

Friday, September 18, 2009

I almost forgot ... the NYFF starts [NEXT WEEK] eeep!



OH MAN!! as fashion-week comes to a close, the New York Film Festival rears its [movie] head!! OH MAN! september and october is INSANITY!!! with fashion {+} my birthday [lol] {+} my bff[s] birthday[s] {+} movies [oh yeah, and some work thrown into the mix!] HA HA!.. but I am crazy excited for my MOVIE{a}THON to begin on September 25th [thru] the Oct. 11th! [the one I am crazy over going to see is "Antichrist" by Lars von Trier, [2009, Denmark, 109m] it was a {shocker} at CANNES so... [well] I'm on the fence with von Trier [i kinda love him, and i kinda hate him] HA! ... but this should be some good cinema insanity for sure! [anyway] OK OK .. back to work.. I am rambling now! giant hugs to everyone! xo xo :el fano:

oh courtney...



:=) oh Miss Love! {via twitter} =] {it old[ly] almost doesn't even look like her here} [ack]! lol xo xo :el fano:

GARETH PUGH S/S 10 FILM PREQUEL



GARETH PUGH S/S 10 FILM PREQUEL
On a suspended giant cube, four distinct ideas of Pugh's S/S 10 collection were presented.


THANK YOU dazed{+}confused for this amazing interview [+] insight.

[i totally missed this art installation/movie/screening during fashion week] .. I wanted to go SOOOOOOO badly!! :{ .. but from what i have read [+] seen [+] heard.. it was [sin]sationally brilliant and breath-taking!

It was always going to be hard to know what to expect from Gareth Pugh's second film directed by Ruth Hogben, which was presented last night at New York's Milk Studios as part of M.A.C. and Milk's collaboration this season. It could not possibly have been a fashion film given that his show in Paris was going to be taking place in a few weeks time. Instead, in the loading bay, on a giant suspended cube, four extracted ideas of the collection were presented on the four facets, representing elements of fire, wind, earth and water. As new-agey as that sounds, it needs to be seen to be fully understood (film now live on SHOWstudio) as even Pugh admitted it was a hard piece to describe in words. For those familiar with Pugh's work, it is an enticing ensemble piece that does exactly what it set out to do; prequel the show. For those not so familiar, they might have taken away an essence or a mood of what Pugh's aesthetic is all about. We spoke to Pugh and Hogben about their second collaboration.

Dazed Digital: What did you want to achieve with this film?
Ruth Hogben: It was to evoke emotion more than to show garments. He wanted a taster of what he was feeling about his next show and it was more about what I felt about Gareth. He spoke to me about colour palettes used for the show. I wanted to create something about what I felt about Gareth. There are lots of emotions there that sum up Gareth.

DD: Talk us through the ideas for the four facets of the installation?
Ruth Hogben: He had four ideas of what he wanted on each side. They were elements of wind, fire, water and earth. We just talked about them, he was showing me the clothes and with the one with the throne in it, he wanted that one to be quite special.

DD: This is the second time you've worked with fashion films?
Ruth Hogben: The last one was a fashion film for a collection. This one is in anticipation for his show. It's not the same thing, or the same genre.

DD: What have you working on recently?
Ruth Hogben: I've just finished the Christopher Kane for Topshop film which is out now! I've just done my first shoot with Fran Burns and it's going into Somerset House as part of the SHOWstudio exhbiition. I'm working at the NEWGEN Topshop space at Somerset House.

DD: How do you feel about designers using fashion films to replace shows?
Ruth Hogben: I think with the last one we did with Gareth, it works. I don't think it's always the answer and I love seeing shows. I think it should be something that's seen as a new genre, not to replace an old genre. It can work, but not all the time. It feels like a lightbulb has gone on, that actually seeing clothes in movement, it works and it's so much stronger than seeing stills.

Dazed Digital: Why have the stress of doing this AND the show?
Gareth Pugh: M.A.C. asked me to be a part of their events here at Milk. It's an amazing opportunity not to turn down. I didn't want to do a live show here for various different reasons because my buyers are there and my saleroom too. I suggested we do a film and because my show is in couple of weeks, and it's nice to do something that isn't so clothes-centric. It's more about the ideas behind the show. It's difficult to talk about it! It creates an atmosphere or an emotion relating to the show.

DD: Were you wary that people coming who may not be familiar with the Gareth Pugh aesthetic would not understand it?
Gareth Pugh: That's the thing. I think it's really perfect because you can see this film and take what you want from it. It's a great opportunity to do something that is about ideas. Not going to use that word (art)! I'm not gonna cross that line! It's a fashion film but within a certain context.

DD: What made you decide to open it up to the public.
Gareth Pugh: Why not? We wanted to do it in the loading bay because of the space but it's nice to be inclusive. It's good that people can see it in its pure form and then the shutters go up and it's completely different, like a street party and you can see it from the highline.

DD: How do you work with Ruth Hogben?
Gareth Pugh: We work together in the same way as I do with Katie (Shillingford), Matthew (Stone) and Simon (Costin). Ruth really understands the way I like things to look. I came up with the idea and she put her stamp on it and really, it's just very me. It was nice for her to do something that wasn't so fashion-y and slick.

DD: Any textual hints you can give us about the S/S 10 collection?
Gareth Pugh: That (the film) tells you much more than I would ever tell you!


WOW!! amazing AMAZING[ness]! xo xo :el fano:

i'm a dreamer

SO, fashion week has now come and gone! [what an INSANE WEEK!] its been fun [+] amazing [+] tricky trying to balance everything w/ work and what not [sorry the blog took last place here] :( {lol} and .. OK OK...{ok}.. so I know.. I have much more to post [+] I promise I will!!!!!!!! [more fashion week funfun updates!] but last night at the CALVIN party the DJ [DJ "snake"] he called himself.. was spinning some INSANE[ly] amazing FUNFUN tracks! {[+] of COURSE I thought of my BFF for like almost every record played} =} ... anyway.. I hadn't heard "AMBER" {i'm a dreamer} in like FOREVER!! [+] I kinda went INSANE!!!!! {you just makes you want to move your boot-tayyee} .. so.. with that being said... ENJOY!!



More fashion updates and review[s] later this evening [between work breaks] OK!?! [lol] I will try! giant hugs to all! xo xo :el fano:

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Rodarte | SPRING 2010 RTW SHOWS




Rodarte | SPRING 2010 RTW SHOWS

Thank you NYmag for the entire slide-show presentation!

So.. ok.. the first thought.. OMG [trent] in the NIN video for HEAD LIKE A HOLE like 3 minutes in.. [IDK] i just had a reference in my mind while I was seeing the Rodarte collection! I know so many people think "the horror-show" girls.. but IDK its a [concept] that{s] for sure.. but one I was really very into! {A LOT were not, and didn't really enjoy/like/care for the collection. {IT SO BROUGHT the "industrial" SIDE OF :el fano: OUT!} HA!... i mean, how this is going to translate off the run-way is an ENTIRELY different story... [i mean, I can't really see any of this for their TARGET collection] RIGHT!? HA!.. I guess.. perhaps as TIM G would say "Its a bit costume[y]" {and then give that scowled look} lol .. but, it was a nice [different] point of view from the other collections, and well VERY VERY MULLEAVY SISTERS for sure! =) anyway a FUN TIME had [4-sure] {+} [4-serious] Ok.. gotta run to RALPH LAUREN!! [more later] PROMISE!! xo xo hugs and love xo xo :el fano:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

new [things] on the horizon!


I know I know I KNOW... I have sooooo much to post!! but 2day has [+] is [+] will continue 2b insane!! :[ I promise I will try and post more this evening [w/class] {+} [w/more fashion week] just crazyness! So... i will leave you with a tid-bit of new project I am working on [so] exciting [so] much fun... [+] i get to do what [I] want! {HA!} lol ... thank you to everyone!! much love to you all! xo xo :el fano:

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Ministry - Revenge



Al Jourgensen [lead singer of MINISTRY {back in the day!}]

Ministry - Revenge



OMG! i just heard a sample of MINISTRY[s] "REVENGE" [the "hoooooooo ho ho hooo" at one of the shows with a HAUS BEAT] AHHHHHHH! I had a freak-[out]-attack! {LOL} ... 4-serious .. I love love love me some OLD-SKOOL-MINISTRY!!!!!!!

pushed me off the dirty floor
you watched as my head hit the floor
you watched as i rolled round and round
you watched as i came tumbling down
you watched as i rolled down the stairs
you never wished me - fare thee well!
you watched as i got on my feet
i ran towards her and she started to plead, no!

ain't got time for what you feel

you did it again
you did it again
you did it again and again and again, ho, ho!

far below original sin
far below the state i'm in
far below malicious crimes
far below her for the time
far below
far below
far below is the place you'll go, ho!

ain't got time for what you feel

you did it again
you did it again
you did it again and again and again, ho, ho!

oh went through the window, quiet as a mouse
no sound was stirring throughout the house
i'd heard a noise that made me startle
but i kept on walking down the corridor
yes the corridor
yes the corridor
and there you were with a man once more, no!

ain't got time for what you feel

you did it again
you did it again
you did it again and again and again
you did it again
you did it again
you did it again and again and again, ho, ho!


ENJOY IT! [cuz] "AL" doesn't want you to anymore... {sorry AL} but "With Sympathy" is one of the BEST "synth" records EVER! [ha!] so take that! [lol] xo xo :el fano:

Marc Jacobs | SPRING 2010 RTW SHOWS



marc jacobs spring 2010

Thank you NY MAG for the full slide show [presentation] of the MJ[s] spring 2010 collection! ENJOY!! xo xo :el fano:

Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya



its [ALL] about Tones on Tail[s] incredible hit "GO!" [+] if I am not mistaken [+] please correct me if I am wrong... but ... the "GO!" sample is from MINISTRY?!?! [i have to think/look into this] {lol} anyway.. this "spanking" version of "GO!" is just brilliant! LOVE[s] it!!

Living it up. It's a big kick
It's good for you
Watch the big freeze slip
Crack the jackpot, get out of control
If you put yourself down
You'll never win, get out of that hole
Keep your mind open, your head up
You'll never ever get old

Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya

GO!

Your whole world could change
If only you just broke through
Through the fears inside your head
'cause your fears are doing
nothing for you
Keep your head up, your mind open
You'll always come through
'cause living it up, it's a big deal
It's good for you

Swap your dull grey thoughts
For fierce demands you can stand up to
Don't put yourself down, you'll never win
So let's all smash through
Through the fear of being real
Through the fear of being really you
'cause living it up, it's a big deal
It's good for you

Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya

Living it up. It's a big kick
It's good for you
Living it up. It's a big kick
It's good for you
Living it up. It's a big kick
It's good for you
Living it up. It's a big kick
It's good for you


I could say Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya Ya ya ya ya ya ya yayaya - ALL DAY LONG!! [lol] xo xo :el fano:

madonna [+] gaga [+] jacobs "OH MY!!!!"


photo courtesy of "Robert Mitra" {thank you Robert!!!!}

*"Elizabethan meets Comme des Garcon at Marc Jacobs."miss slowey via her twitter
**"Fantastical Coppélia-meets-Pierrot-meets-G.I.Joe-meets-Geisha-meets-Americana-meets-Comme des Garçons kind of way" — WWD Fashion

I waited with baited-breath last night for my invite to arrive [am I going?... am i not going?....ack!!!!] I was a "fill in" for one of the 575 division heads [who happened to be sick, but was trying to pry herself to make it to the show] but alas, she just couldn't ... and the messenger met me on the street corner with just moments to spare! HA!!!!! [The MJ shows have been "on time" as of recent] {lol} but the Armory awaited... as did the WHO[s]WHO of fashionista[s] and editors, and sub-editors, and sub-sub-sub-editors! [lol] do I need to go on! .. and yes.. Madonna was there as the lady of the evening "Lady Gaga" [who{s} "V" party {i heard [via twitter]} was INSANE!! LaLohan, and Janet Jackson, with Bjork thrown in the mix [all dancing to the beats of DJ LADY BUNNY!!]


DJ LADY BUNNY photo courtesy of "Miss Slowey" vis her twitter from the "V/GAGA" party last night.

[*], [**] — These were [all] of the things that I was thinking last night [+] {at the show}...my mind did keep having "Comme des Garçons" on the brain! [lol] ... One editor said to another "Marc told me that he was going for a deconstructed ballerinas from Russia look with a tinge of Martha Graham" with all of the commentary floating around, and the "oooohs" and "ahhhhs" [and everything in-between] it made for an INSANE[ly] fun-fun experience!!!! To me.. the biggest stand out was the "asian" influence and the "Kabuki[esque]" makeup-look! {loved it!}. There were [very] trim military-style jackets [which we will SO BE SEEING {big time next spring}] There were massive "ruffle" everywhere [skirts long [+] short. The "LACE" almost open-lattice-patch-work-style {shall we say} coat was brilliant!! [see the Robert Milta[s] photo at the top] There were some [SIN]sational lamé dresses, there were sparkles [+] there were BAGS!!!!!!!!!! {OMG} the bags were quite breathtaking! [lol] There were big woven bags w/ long straps (even some INSANELY long "fringe" adorned many a bag) There were metallics [but of a deeper tone] ... but so many [large to small] bags to choose from, it will be a MJ bag frenzy come next spring! [lol] .. but all in all it was an amazing experience [+] one I shall not forget! YAY!! xo xo :el fano:

Congrats to Juan Martin Del Pot



soo.. even though it pain[s] me to say CONGRATS to Juan Martin Del Pot [lol] It is the sport[s]man{ly} thing to do!.. In my heart of hearts (WE ALL KNOW} i wanted ANDY and Roger to take it to the end... but, alas it was Federer vs. Juan Martin Del Pot [+] Del Pet is victorious! I am sad for Roger, and only wish him the best of the best of THE BEST! xo xo :el fano:

ps: FASHION FAHION FASHION coming up!!
xo xo
:el fano:

Monday, September 14, 2009

FEDERER[s] gonna win!



just a little break between the fashion! .. just wanted to root for FEDERER [+] wish him luck on the US OPEN men[s] singles match today! [i just know he is going to win!] xo xo :el fano:

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Y-3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


well Yoshi Yamamoto took over the ARMORY [the home of Marc Jacobs fashion show{s}] for his Y-3 show!! [the collaboration of ADDIDAS {+} Yamamoto - and what what WHAT a spectacle it was!
{can we say A SOCCER MATCH ensued between models and photographer?!?! YES!! even Yoshi kicked the ball} ahhhh

soooo [as usually] each year - i just fall more and more [+] more in love with Y-3!!!!!!!!!!! so I want like EVERY BAG!!! :] [SIN-sational] they were!! [as well as purses and clutches to boot!] ... there were amazing shorts [as always] [lol] - and some very Yamamoto inspired [shall we say tuxedo inspired] long-coats and outwear! Y-3 has gone [a bit] TOO sheer with the shirts.. but we know [from the last collection] that things were heading that way! :) [you know what was a little weird {no one stood for the national anthem} !?!? [strange right?] ... but mega applause! {lol} I think i also need all the shoes/kicks/boots [etc]. HA!!!!! loved loved loved them! =] so yes, all in all Y-3 has been something I've been waiting for all year, and it did not disappoint one bit!! xo xo :el fano:


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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Siriano {dives} into the Mediterranean



[favourite "fan" quote overheard after the show] .. "relaxation, flow, and passion... he embodies it all, and makes me feel like even more of a woman. I need and I want NOW!" ;] lol.. {you just gotta love it!}

Ruffles [+] pleats [+] shirring...OH MY!!!
{its what [I] have {+} the public has come to expect, [right?] From Christian [fierce] Siriano! =] With [intense] inspirations from [Mediterranean]. The start of his collection had [hmmmm] {{{{ ...how do i say this...}}}} [SEVERAL] "grand[e]ous" flop[tastixxx] hats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps for the sea-side relaxation girl with a wallet for high-class-Siriano! [HA!] lol There were lots of BLUE [and foam green] and bodysuit[s] {enough to please almost anyone with the desire for [his] look!} ... But my FAVE!! omg my FAVEEEEEEE are [the/his] gowns! [love{s}] {em} ... the FIRE[y] almost tye-dye-like effck [to showcase his "standard for massive VOLUME] {lol} HA.. well... [it was stunning] and well.. he made it "werk"!!!!!!! [+] I was love love love love love[ing] it! .. .Perhaps [the collection over-all] "was" a bit much at times, [+] perhaps a "touch" {or} bit to diverse? [hmmmmm] IDK.. it just might make ready-to-wear {slightly} difficult.. but none-the-less a {{{{{"fierce"}}}}} show Christian! kudos! xo xo :el fano:

ps: love the shoes! [i hope ALL of those are available at Payless for Spring!] xo xo


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easy ... breezy ... beautiful ... LACOSTE



Well if tennis wasn[t] all the rage in NY [at the moment-{with the U.S. Open}-well then LACOSTE sure hit my tennis-heart-strings 4-sure [+] 4-serious!!

The early morning celebrity crowd at the LACOSTE show consisted of [none-other-than] Miss Peaches {+} Pixie Geldof {+} of course Lacoste lover Mischa Barton [HA] cheering on the [heavy] TENNIS "inspired" collection [which] consisted of lots of skirts and [lil] hot-pants - dresses [+] do I dare say it "rack-a-licious" CLEAVAGE! [ha] honestly - it was!!! =] and the theme of colour YELLOW! [lots and lots and lots of YELLOW in fact every shade that I could think of passed down that runway for the finale!] ... {ps: on an "artistic" photo-note - i do apologize for the [interpretive-art-photography] that my blackberry has been churning out. I just get my nerves on cuz i dont have a photo-pass and feel bad shooting, so i take it quick and hope for the best!!!} [i am sure there AS ALWAYS will be tons of beautiful high-res images of the collections! =] its just my "of the moment" take what i can get! lol

SO - "cheerful" is my word dejour today! Everything had a very 20[s] attitude towards me. The beachwear and swimwear in navy and light blue and white ... just gave a bit of that [ever-so-popular] LACOSTE look. All in all I LOVE EVERY MOMENT OF IT! [as you ALL know what a HUGE LACOSTE fan I am!] {lol} I just enjoyed the colors, and the exuberance that was ooozing from the runway [especially on this very dreary and rainy day in NYC!] ... well, enough for now my blackberry might res-set and I need to send this now! =] HAPPY FASHION DAY 3 EVERYONE!! xo xo :el fano:

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Friday, September 11, 2009

and now its time for a little RACHEL ZOE



heading 2 the party! FUNFUN awaits!!!!! :=] xo xo :el fano:

its all about the [yellow] nail-polish! {+} a bit of Radiohead thrown in the mix



"I LOVE RAG & BONE" shouted Becki Newton [looking ever so sexy-cute in the audience] {i was in love with her black ring!} =}
The ever so sexy Stuart Townsend was [of course] with the ever so stunning Charlize Theron! god beautful beauty!! dressed in black [+] just looking fab! and of course ANNA in a [SIN]sational maroon on-som[b] that was brilliant!!

So.. it was a another FAVE design duo team preview... the Rag & Bone Spring 2010 collection! R&B = skinny jeans and runway leggings all to the beat of a Thom Yorke mix! [and MORE pant[s]less looks] jackets jackets and more jackets! [ there were short-shorts and that worked with on olive and gray colour pallet] I totally fell in love with this silky jumpsuit !! [i know, me love[ing] a jumpsuit] HA!.. but honestly ... my attention was ALL over that NAIL POLISH! omg! it was like citron yellow [bordering on like a neon-green-ish] But it was amazing! :] I know i know FOCUS ON THE CLOTHES :El fano"! {ha} .. but, i was soooo loving the tailcoats big time.. and well.. the tailoring was SIN[sational] by Wainwright and Neville and just soooo SPOT ON!! =] {i always seem to enjoy the R&B show!} xo xo :el fano:

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9/11



i just wanted to take a moment [between the fashion] to stop... and have a moment of silence for all those who lost their lives in the events that took place in NY on that day. They will forever be remembered. With all the love in the world. God bless. xo xo :el fano:

bring it on over to HIPSTER[ville] Miss Ronson


"Security..Security... we need a lockdown on the "STAR LOUNGE" possible Lohan alert, Lohan alert" [totally over-heard at the Charlotte Ronson show!] HA! oh my goodness {those security walk[y]-talk[ies] are LOUD!
anyway... hipster, hipster, hipster, hipster [wait did i say it enough] "of the MOMENT" hipster fashion designer well.. did not dissapoint her following! Lots of "pant[less"] lots of sheer - leather skirts HEADBANDS!! [how about shredded biker shorts]. [i am a fan of the "CR" logo =] that[s] for sure!
Nicki Hilton was there, the [ENTIRE] Ronson clan! [mark, smantha [who dj[ed] the show], {+} one sister even walked the run way [who's name escapes me at the moment] Tinsley Mortimer with Mr Joee Zee [creative director from Elle] ... anyway, lots of leather shorts! thats what I am going to say! LOTS OF LEATHER SHORTS! ha! xo xo :el fano:

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:el fano's: fashion's night out



Sooooo fellow fashion folk[s]!!... with my blackberry [dying] on me last night aside :[ [to much business on the phone yesterday, and not enough funun!]... thus—when fashion's night out fun-fun rolled its carpet in front of me... i had no BB action what-so-ever! :[ {sigh}.. anyway, the 575 crew [+] I made our round[s] last night to various fashion event[s] being throw in and around the city.. [a team for uptown / midtown / downtown [+] of course the ever-so-hopping-all-night fashion-bonanza-party that was known as SOHO last night!] HA!..
As the evening unfolded I knew that there was going to be "magic" luck for me [why do you ask?] Well... as I was coming out of my office [and walking right in front of Lord & Taylor's] right before my eyes ... was none other than ANNA herself! =] rock[n] her signature im-peck-a-ble look!! INSIDE a mad-house frenzy of ladies and moms and their daughters ... [rushing for fashion?] NO!! FOR FREE CHAMPS and hors d'oeuvres!! [HA!] [well..not really] - there were celebes, and models, and fashionistas to boot!


BERGDORF[S] was a nightmare, and SECURITY had to stop people from getting in!!!! The Olsen Twins were mix-ing up a alcoholic storm, as Christian Siriano worked his "fierce[ness]" around!! André Leon Talley played fashion CHESS with Donna Karen! and somewhere in the house was POSHE SPICE!!! screaming girls VICTORIA! VICTORIA!!! WE LOVE YOU VICTORIA!!!!! [she had some insane girl {and lady} followers]!!! HA! ps: the LINE at GUCCI was INSANE!! it was like they were letting people in 2 at a time... [oh and seems as if there was a "typo" on the press-release.. [not my fault] {lol} there was NOTHING FREE! [ha] it was a w/purchase only! [oh well] there were delish gucci-coco-expresso-bean delights for customers to nosh on while they previewed some high-fashion glamour! [btw.. totally fell in love with a black bag, that i need and want in my life] VERY VERY ALEXANDER McQUEEN!! [lol]

anyway...
We then made it down to KIEHL[s] to watch American Idol[s] CONSTANTINE take on some Karaoke!! [+] somehow half of the BIG APPLE CIRCUS squeezed into the Kiehl's flagship store! HA HA! ... but, the best best best part of my NIGHT.. was at the RUGBY store on University in the West Village! I had totally missed Kanye West spinning some records the hour before.. but, [made it just in time for the big RAFFLE drawing] done by none other than gossip girl herself .. BLAKE LIVELY ahhhhhhh [god I love her] and i swear she is as tall as I am!! HA! so...low[+]behold .. I WON!!!!!!! A beautiful cashmiere zip-up hoodie/sweater! OMG! [love{s]] it! and it came in a GIANT BOX! [you should have seen me in the subway at 1am with that one] OMG! HA!! But.. I got to totall give her a HUGE "smooch" =] and got to ooooze my excitement of gossip-girl [+] her.. INFRONT of her! gush gush gush.. :] but, it was great times there, the DJ was spinning some kick-a$$ tune[s], it was fun. I thanked the ladies of 575 profusely for including me on their adventures! But we had promoting to do ourselves, and our own guerilla marketing* style to add to the fashion evening! =] *[if you drink enough champaign you can market ANYTHING!] ha ha ha! but all in all it was amazing[ly] fun fashion times!! I have more shows to report on, and more blogging to do about events and what not.. [just have A LOT to do] in between ... you know.. like WORK! [ha!] =] happy fashion week day 2 to everyone! GIANT HUGS and MUCH LOVE xo xo :el fano:

See Stefani and her L.A.M.B., I rock the Fetish...



[thank eve for that intro!] lol
sooo... my first show yesterday [after BCBG] was at [MILK STUDIOS] was Miss Gwen Stefani [rock{n}] her signature L.A.M.B. style with her Spring 2010 collection! One reviewer next to me shouted! "BRILIANT... a look that embodies Gwen's own eclectic look" well.. perhaps it was, but it was a bit to asymmetric for me! [i mean I love a good asymmetric look! I DO] but, with very loose cropped pant[s] and lace leggings...perhaps I was expecting just a little bit more! I got to give her creds for making/having ALL of her models with the GWEN signature "hair-style" ! =] so, my assessment .. "COOL URBAN CHICK" how[s] that for ya!! =] and here is a very bad pic of took of her with her lovely [matching] son Kingston! [see above] {lol} xo xo :el fano:

Thursday, September 10, 2009

it was a "SANDCASTLE DISCO" at the BCBG show

4-serious ... i don't even know if I am coming or going today! [HA!] .. I did have a sweet moment to say "hello" to Solange Knowles [with hair of course] rock[n] a non[crazy]style 4 her! [lol] ... { honestly Sandcastle disco NO JOKE was playing in my ipod before I went into the show!

so.. I am going to say that BCBG has a very "BODY-CONSCIOUS" VISION 4 spring 2010! There were many shades of purple [+] gray, [+] that acidic green, [and of course my fave "MAGENTA" ha [well] the fashion folks like to say "fuchsia" and of course some flesh-colored bits for all to enjoy! =] but fashion show aside... the "BUZZ" at BCBG was the moment that the show was over.. [like MINUTES] the clothes were going to be sold on-line [a limited amount, and a select few] but WOW! talk about from the run-way to your closet in a matter of moments! It seemed to be the TALK OF THE TENT![lol] :] {man, I have to figure out on my BLACK BERRY how to bold, and italic, and all that funstuff I love to do] HA!.. sooo ... As i tweeted between my meeting[s]... OMG THE SHOES!!!!!!!!


Really, the photo doesn't do it justice, but I was loving all the SPRING 2010 SHOES from BCBG! [no joke] and ladies seemed to be obsessing over a tiny metal [tasseled] clutch [that was show with almost every look]! lol .. anyway.. as always the first show at fashion week is always a fun one to attend, and I look forward to more more more more [+] more! xo xo :el fano: